Facebook outage gives users ‘moment to reflect’ on social media reliance, says expert

Facebook’s hours-long outage may have had a bright side: social media users can reflect on how these services have taken over their lives, says a digital media specialist. — REUTERS

Facebook’s hours-long outage provides an opportunity for users to reflect on how important social media is and how technology has taken over their lives, Howard University social and digital media specialist, Ingrid Sturgis, told Sputnik.

Earlier in the day, Facebook suffered a six-hour outage that also disrupted some of its other services – including Instagram and WhatsApp. US media, citing Facebook’s recovery team, reported that the outage was caused by a border gateway protocol (BGP) update.